Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Chapter 93

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
dvijātayo vratopetā haviste yadi bhuñjate |
annaṃ brāhmaṇakāmāya kathametatpitāmaha || 1 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
avedoktavratāścaiva bhuñjānāḥ kāryakāriṇaḥ |
vedokteṣu tu bhuñjānā vrataluptā yudhiṣṭhira || 2 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
yadidaṃ tapa ityāhurupavāsaṃ pṛthagjanāḥ |
tapaḥ syādetadiha vai tapo'nyadvāpi kiṃ bhavet || 3 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
māsārdhamāsau nopavasedyattapo manyate janaḥ |
ātmatantropaghātī yo na tapasvī na dharmavit || 4 ||
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tyāgasyāpi ca saṃpattiḥ śiṣyate tapa uttamam |
sadopavāsī ca bhavedbrahmacārī tathaiva ca || 5 ||
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muniśca syātsadā vipro devāṃścaiva sadā yajet |
kuṭumbiko dharmakāmaḥ sadāsvapnaśca bhārata || 6 ||
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amṛtāśī sadā ca syātpavitrī ca sadā bhavet |
ṛtavādī sadā ca syānniyataśca sadā bhavet || 7 ||
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vighasāśī sadā ca syātsadā caivātithipriyaḥ |
amāṃsāśī sadā ca syātpavitrī ca sadā bhavet || 8 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃ sadopavāsī syādbrahmacārī ca pārthiva |
vighasāśī kathaṃ ca syātkathaṃ caivātithipriyaḥ || 9 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
antarā sāyamāśaṃ ca prātarāśaṃ tathaiva ca |
sadopavāsī bhavati yo na bhuṅkte'ntarā punaḥ || 10 ||
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bhāryāṃ gacchanbrahmacārī sadā bhavati caiva ha |
ṛtavādī sadā ca syāddānaśīlaśca mānavaḥ || 11 ||
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abhakṣayanvṛthā māṃsamamāṃsāśī bhavatyuta |
dānaṃ dadatpavitrī syādasvapnaśca divāsvapan || 12 ||
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bhṛtyātithiṣu yo bhuṅkte bhuktavatsu naraḥ sadā |
amṛtaṃ kevalaṃ bhuṅkte iti viddhi yudhiṣṭhira || 13 ||
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abhuktavatsu nāśnāti brāhmaṇeṣu tu yo naraḥ |
abhojanena tenāsya jitaḥ svargo bhavatyuta || 14 ||
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devebhyaśca pitṛbhyaśca bhṛtyebhyo'tithibhiḥ saha |
avaśiṣṭāni yo bhuṅkte tamāhurvighasāśinam || 15 ||
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teṣāṃ lokā hyaparyantāḥ sadane brahmaṇaḥ smṛtāḥ |
upasthitā hyapsarobhirgandharvaiśca janādhipa || 16 ||
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devatātithibhiḥ sārdhaṃ pitṛbhiścopabhuñjate |
ramante putrapautraiśca teṣāṃ gatiranuttamā || 17 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Chapter 93

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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